January
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Classes Begin
Monday, January 21, 2008
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
No Classes
Wednesday, January 31, 2008
APASAbilities Workshop #1: Diversity in the Workforce (sponsored by TARGET)
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
These workshops are geared for any student with any major. TARGET professionals will be leading the workshop, giving professional advice and tools that can be utilized in your personal and career development. This year, APASAbilities will be a certificate program that occurs once a month. Students participating in 3 or more workshops will earn a certificate of completion and have FREE ENTRANCE to and recognition at our Lotus Laureate Celebration at the end of the year. Included with APASAbilities is the opportunity for internships, professional mentors & advisors, and even FREE GIFTS and FOOD!
Contact: Dan Xayaphanh for more info
February
Thursday, February 7, 2008
APASA Lunar New Year Celebration
Time: 12:00-2:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104, Nugent)
Please join us for our annual Lunar New Year Celebration and learn more about the various ways the Lunar New Year is celebrated across many different cultures. Includes performances, educational videos, and light appetizers! All are welcome!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
National Day of Remembrance
Japanese American Internment
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
APASAbilities Workshop #2: Networking/Resume Building/Interview Skills (sponsored by TARGET)
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
These workshops are geared for any student with any major. TARGET professionals will be leading the workshop, giving professional advice and tools that can be utilized in your personal and career development. This year, APASAbilities will be a certificate program that occurs once a month. Students participating in 3 or more workshops will earn a certificate of completion and have FREE ENTRANCE to and recognition at our Lotus Laureate Celebration at the end of the year. Included with APASAbilities is the opportunity for internships, professional mentors & advisors, and even FREE GIFTS and FOOD!
Contact: Dan Xayaphanh for more info
February 23-24, 2008
OCA APIA U: LEADERSHIP 101 TRAINING
The interactive college leadership training session will involve hands-on exercises, small group discussions, and presentations led by two qualified APIA facilitators. The 1.5 day training will assemble 60 students from each region to focus on self-awareness, team-building, and direct action organizing. Participants will be asked to challenge themselves, share their experiences, and develop leadership tools in order to effectively serve as catalysts for change. There is no charge to attend the training session, and it is open to all college students from any school. All meals will be provided. Register here NOW!
Session is limited to only 60 people!
For more information, go to our Facebook event page
Thursday, February 28, 2008
“Flag Wars” Film Screening
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Nugent Building, Room 205
Flag Wars is a poignant account of the politics and pain of gentrification. Working-class black residents in Columbus, Ohio fight to hold on to their homes. Realtors and gay home-buyers see fixer-uppers. The clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own.
Part of The Color of Queer: The 1st Annual UA Queer People of Color Film Series.
March
Friday, March 7, 2008
AAFSAA Scholarship Application Deadline
For more information please visit the AAFSAA website.
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
“The Business of Fancydancing” Film Screening
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Nugent Building, Room 205
In The Business of Fancydancing, Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Indian poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend. Based upon Sherman Alexie's book of poetry of the same name.
Part of The Color of Queer: The 1st Annual UA Queer People of Color Film Series.
March 15-23, 2008
Spring Break - No Classes
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Interethnic Alliances: Filipino and Mexican Labor Organizing in California Agriculture, 1920s – 1960s
Time: 2:30-4:00pm
Location: Chavez Building, Room 205
Co-sponsored by Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs, Asian American Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Association, and the Filipino American Student Association.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
APASAbilities Workshop #3: Leadership & Communication Styles (sponsored by TARGET)
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: APASA Center (104 Nugent)
These workshops are geared for any student with any major. TARGET professionals will be leading the workshop, giving professional advice and tools that can be utilized in your personal and career development. This year, APASAbilities will be a certificate program that occurs once a month. Students participating in 3 or more workshops will earn a certificate of completion and have FREE ENTRANCE to and recognition at our Lotus Laureate Celebration at the end of the year. Included with APASAbilities is the opportunity for internships, professional mentors & advisors, and even FREE GIFTS and FOOD!
Contact: Dan Xayaphanh for more info
April
April 2008
UA Celebrates
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
Tuesday, April 1
Taste of Asia – APA Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Location: APASA Center
Experience the history of Asian Pacific American culture through traditional recipes that make each culture's dish unique. Learn the stories behind each entrée, their adaptation to the United States, and about the ingredients and work put into making them.
APASA Rice Bowl / Field Day
4-5-08, Saturday, 10am, Himmel Park
Test your football skills at the annual APASA Rice/Bowl Field Day! APASA welcomes everyone to join us and meet the staff and students of APASA for a day of BBQ, mini-games, and football tournament.
Holi Hai!
4-6-08, Sunday, 10am-1pm, UA Mall
Holi is an Indian festival that is dedicated to celebrating joy, hope, new beginnings, and the coming spring season. "Holi Hai!" is a jubilant exclamation announcing the arrival
of Holi. One of the main activities of the festival is "coloring" friends and loved ones with powdered color to emphasize the brightness of the season.
Hands Across Campus
4-7-08, Monday, 10am-2pm, UA Mall
Join The BOARD’s Diversity Initiatives committee on the mall to watch performances, take part events, and celebrate the diverse students, faculty and staff here at the U of A.
The Namesake—Film and Discussion
4-8-08, Tuesday, 5pm, Gallagher Theater, Student Union
The Namesake" is a film about the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old.
Oreos, Vanilla Wafers, Apples, and Bananas: Mixed-Race Discussion Panel
4-9-08, Wednesday, 5pm, Tucson Room, Student Union
Join our panelists and they discuss issues surrounding individuals of mixed race
and what it means to live in between the color lines.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
“Saving Face” Film Screening
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Nugent Building, Room 205
In Saving Face, a 48-year-old mother is disgraced by an unwed pregnancy and shunned by her aged parents, and forced to move in with her 28-year-old daughter, a Manhattan surgeon who is indifferent to the eligible bachelors her mother fixes her up with — because she is a lesbian.
Part of The Color of Queer: The 1st Annual UA Queer People of Color Film Series.
12th Annual FASA Fiesta
4-12-08, Saturday, 6pm, Mansfield Middle School (1300 E. Sixth St.)
$10 pre-sale/$15 at door
Come see Filipino American Student Association (FASA) members perform traditional Filipino dances, enjoy some authentic Filipino food, and learn about the diverse Filipino culture. For tickets contact Mathew Schubach (mathews@email.arizona.edu).
First Annual Hepatitis Will Unite Us Walk
4-12-08, Saturday, 7am, UA Mall, $10 to walk
The Vietnamese Students' Association hopes to raise money for liver cancer research and raise awareness on hepatitis, which is the #1 leading health disparity between Asian Americans and White Americans. To register visit: http://hepwalk.arizona.edu
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
APASAbilities Workshop #4: Dinner Etiquette (sponsored by TARGET)
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: TBA
Contact: Dan Xayaphanh for more info
Asian American Cultural Association (AACA) Talent Show
4-18-08, Friday, 6:00pm, Modern Languages, Room 350
This student run event hopes to raise cultural awareness and promote collaboration with Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and the UA community.
The Day My God Died—Film and Discussion
4-21-08, Monday, 6:30pm, Gallagher Theater, Student Union
This film presents the stories of young girls who describe the day they were sold into sexual servitude as “the day my God died.” We see footage from the brothels of Bombay and learn about non-profit organizations that help these girls and women.
Diaclones Hip Hop Workshop
4-22-08, Tuesday, 7:45 pm, Flor De Liz Dance Studio (318 W. Ft. Lowell)
Hip Hop dancing is an important part of life for many Asian Americans. Come take a free hip-hop class with the Diaclones dance crew and learn their intricate style of hip-hop dance.
Stereotypes and Violence: Examining the Model Minority Myth
4-23-08, Wednesday, 4-5pm, APASA Center, Nugent Building, Room 104
This workshop will deconstruct how those in the APA Community
are represented throughout mainstream media and pop culture, and what
connections these images have to the issue of sexual violence.
Rethinking Race: Examining the Multiracial Experience
4-24-08, Thursday, 1-3pm, Kiva Room, Student Union
Where do multiracial people fit into a monoracially-designed society? Dr. Kelly Jackson, presents her research on multiracial identity development followed by a facilitated discussion on “rethinking race” to include the experiences of multiracial individuals.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
APASA’s 15th Annual Lotus Laureate Celebration
4-26-08, Saturday, 6pm, South Ballroom, Student Union
$10 Graduates, $15 Non-Graduating Students, $22 General Public
This end of the year event is a formal dinner and ceremony, which provides personal recognition and celebration of graduating APA students amongst key university and community leaders. For more information or to rsvp, click HERE
Social Justice Workshop: Stand Up! Being a Change Agent, Ally or Advocate
4-29-08, Tuesday, 5-6pm, CSIL, Room 404, Student Union
This workshop reflects on the responsibility we have to take action and explores ways to effectively stand up for social justice.
May
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Last Day of Classes
Friday, May 16, 2008
Last Day of Finals
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Spring Graduation/Commencement
